masticatory
Americanadjective
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masticatories
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Etymology
Origin of masticatory
From the New Latin word masticātōrius, dating back to 1605–15. See masticate, -tory 1
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And rotifers also have a specialized masticatory apparatus -- "teeth" -- that the team hypothesized could grind microplastics into smaller particles.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023
The cathode was positioned at the hiatus infraorbitalis, and the anode was inserted into the masticatory muscles.
From Nature ● Apr. 4, 2014
The masticatory and digestive organization of man assigns to him an intermediate rank between carnivorous and herbivorous creatures.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
The one is valuable chiefly for its timber, of which large quantities are exported to the Indian coasts; the other supplies the betel-nut in common use amongst natives of the eastern tropics as a masticatory.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
Sometimes cramps in the masticatory muscles have been observed, which explains the grinding of teeth apparent in some instances.
From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Dechmann, Louis
They proceed at once to stain what is left with frequent applications of the above-mentioned masticatories.
From The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir by Garvan, John M.
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